European Spruce - very silky with broad grain on the outside; fine grain towards the centre. Lovely geometric rosette from woods of natural colours. Near black rosewood bridge with bone-framed Bridge tie-block capping.

Tuners:

Gotoh with patterned sideplates, alloy rollers and ebony buttons

Scale:

65cm with 19 frets on an ebony fingerboard

Neck Width:

53mm at the nut with 42 mm string spacing.

Weight:

1433 grams

Condition:

New. All shellac french-polished.

Comments:

This guitar originally had a heavy neck which Stephen has recently re-shaped. Typical of Stephen Frith's craft - a responsive, Hauseresque instrument, quite light in weight, with influences from extensive study with José & Liam Romanillos. Depth of bass comes from the F# body resonance yet it has a productive, well-balanced, interesting treble with clarity, sweetness and sustain. Stephen's guitars offer a wide range of sound from rich deep tasto to bright ponticellos. These are really very good instruments, very comfortable to play and at a very reasonable price.